TISS - Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Answered Questions

In TISS, counselling programme comes under the school of ecology. It has eligibility criteria that is completion of Master in Psychology or Master in education from recognized University with a minimum of three years of experience as a counsellor and with some background of working with children.

After clearing cut-off of MHA and MPH, students are called TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES for two more test.
1.Written Ability Test (WAT)- In this student is asked to write two essay out of three. These essay are related to healthcare and hospital and time allotted for both essay is 45 minutes.
2. Personnel Interview(PI)- It is taken by faculty of Health School of TISS. Question were asked like- healthcare of India, why you want to do this course, which type of disease is prevalent in your area, and some case problem.
Placement of both courses is good.

Both courses are designed for helping marginalized section of India. Course structure are beautifully developed and thought by finest teacher of India. Both the courses comprises classroom as well as field work, which is very helpful in understanding marginalized section.
Livelihood and social entrepreneurship- MA programme is grounded on the understanding that livelihood promotion, social innovation and social entrepreneurship development takes place in the institutional context of co- production, which implies that social workers not only interface with volunteers, individuals and community groups, but also with policy makers, civil servants and corporates.
CODP-enhancement and development of newer strategies to serve the interests of the disadvantaged populations. Further, understanding local situations and working with communities to address key concerns is as critical today as being able to see national and international connections of these very concerns in the globalizing world.
Alumni of both the courses are working in eminent organization of India. Both courses have good placement.

Student comes to TISS to learn by renowned teacher of India.
Master of Arts in Social Work (Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action) is an intensive and theoretically engaging field with the academic programme premised within a Dalit and Tribal Episteme. Academically oriented students dedicated to the empowerment of Dalits and Tribes and students interested in understanding Indian structural realities from the lived experiences of Dalits and Tribes would greatly beneit from the programme. The programme is the first of its kind in the world, providing students with wide theoretical exposure to international politico historical and political economic discourses situated within the lived and shared experiences of Dalits in South Asia and Adivasis from India and other regions of the world.
Students get to know more by field visit(visiting Dalit and Tribal area and talking to them). Moreover curriculum is framed by eminent professors.
most important, students comes to TISS to learn and if you get knowledge for sure you will earn.